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Rabun County, GA


Designated Market Area: Atlanta, GA-AL-NC
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 17,711   ( 832 from 2020)
Land area: 370.1 square miles
Population density: 47.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:15,295 86.36% 3.2%
Black:2281.29% 21.9%
Indian:750.42% 1.3%
Asian:2291.29% 89.3%
2+ races:2761.56% 16.0%
Hispanic:1,6089.08% 11.6%
Total non-White:2,41613.64% 17.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:678 10.0
Deaths:1,13016.7
Net Migration: 1,09316.2
Net Immigration: 1892.8
Change in White population:479 2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:353 2.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
16,879
14,81687.78%
1871.11%
760.45%
1210.72%
2381.41%
1,4418.54%
2,06312.22%

2010
16,276
14,46888.89%
1440.88%
530.33%
1210.74%
1791.10%
1,3017.99%
1,80811.11%

2000
15,050
14,02393.18%
1180.78%
500.33%
570.38%
1140.76%
6834.54%
1,0276.82%

1990
11,648
11,50098.73%
410.35%
470.40%
80.07%
n/a
520.45%
1481.27%

1980
10,466
10,30198.42%
800.76%
320.31%
90.09%
n/a
440.42%
1651.58%

1970
8,327
8,18198.25%
1211.45%
00.00%
20.02%
n/a
240.29%
146 1.75%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
1,376 8.5
1,85211.4
1,3058.0
450.3
348 2.1
255 1.6
2000's
NumberRate
1,719 11.4
1,60910.7
1,0747.1
4643.1
445 3.0
781 5.2
1990's
NumberRate
1,589 13.6
1,55813.4
2,15018.5
630.5
2,523 21.7
879 7.5
1980's
NumberRate
1,322 12.6
1,156 11.0
998 9.5
n/a
1,199 11.5
-17 -0.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,595 19.2
n/a
2,120 25.5
19 0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Rabun County, GA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
49.4
2,624 7.6%
31,966 92.4%
4,787 13.8%
7,020
2.35
4,581 65.3%
3,657 79.8%
264 5.8%
2,439 34.7%

2010
NumberPercent
45.8
3,429 21.1%
12,847 78.9%
3,459 21.3%
6,780
2.34
4,528 66.8%
3,554 78.5%
306 6.8%
2,252 33.2%

2000
NumberPercent
42.1
3,304 22.0%
11,746 78.0%
2,720 18.1%
6,307
2.34
4,391 69.6%
3,642 82.9%
231 5.3%
1,916 30.4%

1990
NumberPercent
39.3
2,513 21.6%
9,135 78.4%
2,115 18.2%
4,676
2.45
3,566 76.3%
3,037 85.2%
167 4.7%
1,110 23.7%

1980
NumberPercent
34.2
2,762 26.4%
7,704 73.6%
1,557 14.9%
3,841
2.69
3,028 78.8%
2,617 86.4%
163 5.4%
813 21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Rabun County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,078 
Median Value$236,900 
Occupied7,02058.1%
Vacant5,05841.9%
Owned5,38576.7%
Rented1,63523.3%
Median Rent$945 
Single-Family Units9,94182.3%
    Detached9,78081.0%
    Attached1611.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units6265.2%
Mobile Homes1,1709.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rabun County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002834.0%
$10,000 to $14,9995998.5%
$15,000 to $19,9992123.0%
$20,000 to $24,9993845.5%
$25,000 to $29,9994756.8%
$30,000 to $34,9993615.1%
$35,000 to $39,9992773.9%
$40,000 to $44,9992012.9%
$45,000 to $49,9993334.7%
$50,000 to $59,9995678.1%
$60,000 to $74,9995828.3%
$75,000 to $99,99999514.2%
$100,000 to $124,9996299.0%
$125,000 to $149,9992814.0%
$150,000 to $199,9993535.0%
$200,000 or more4887.0%
Median Household Income57,261 
Per Capita Income35,889 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state76 
Compared to U.S.73 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3444.9%
Public Assistance1502.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps89412.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed5,55462.4%
Unemployed1721.9%
In Armed Forces90.1%
Total Labor Force5,73564.4%
Not in Labor Force3,17035.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 37.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector2,3532,00554.0%
Non-Profit14630132.7%
Self-Employed74545861.9%
Local Government25636941.0%
State Government539236.6%
Federal Government462168.7%
Total Private + Self3,0982,46355.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.50178339.0%
Total3,5993,24652.6%
Pct. Govt.12.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,09416.0%
Sales and Office Occupations1,38720.3%
Professional, Technical1,21117.7%
Service Occupations1,44221.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing871.3%
All others1,71525.0%
White Collar 53.9%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade75211.0%
Accommodation and food services75011.0%
Construction70210.2%
Manufacturing69210.1%
Health care and social assistance6449.4%
Educational services6179.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4536.6%
Finance and insurance4346.3%
Professional, scientific, technical4196.1%
Transportation and warehousing2934.3%
Other services2714.0%
Public administration1822.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing1582.3%
Information1362.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1011.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation901.3%
Utilities811.2%
Wholesale trade600.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction140.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rabun County, GA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,0436.17%
Puerto Rican470.28%
Cuban360.21%
Dominican20.01%
Total Central American590.35%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran20.01%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian570.34%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1310.77%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian20.01%
Ecuadorian1290.76%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic320.19%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1660.98%
Filipino50.03%
Taiwanese40.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English14,84091.7%
Spanish9886.1%
Other Indo-European2541.6%
German, other Germanic590.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun280.2%
Tagalog50.0%
Chinese40.0%
Other40.0%
Other Asian10.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English2,63215.6%
American2,12912.6%
Irish1,74810.3%
German1,0926.5%
Scotch-Irish6063.6%
European5603.3%
Scottish4032.4%
Italian2811.7%
French2291.4%
Polish2141.3%
Swedish1250.7%
Dutch1170.7%
British820.5%
Norwegian760.4%
Scandinavian600.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen16,35996.7%
Not a citizen5563.3%
Native16,05094.9%
Foreign-born8655.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rabun County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
484 3.7%938 7.1%3,935 29.9%4,111 31.2%2,052 15.6%1,638 12.4%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 484 3.7%
9-12 Years 938 7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 3,935 29.9%
Some College 4,111 31.2%
Bach. Degree 2,052 15.6%
Grad Degree 1,638 12.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Rabun County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 5,770 5,477 293 5.1% 5.4%
1991 5,740 5,355 385 6.7% 5.3%
1992 5,765 5,223 542 9.4% 6.6%
1993 6,137 5,636 501 8.2% 5.7%
1994 6,595 6,269 326 4.9% 5.1%
1995 6,965 6,678 287 4.1% 4.8%
1996 6,888 6,650 238 3.5% 4.6%
1997 7,122 6,893 229 3.2% 4.5%
1998 7,107 6,910 197 2.8% 4.2%
1999 7,363 7,162 201 2.7% 3.8%
2000 7,234 7,004 230 3.2% 3.5%
2001 7,053 6,776 277 3.9% 4.1%
2002 7,068 6,755 313 4.4% 5.3%
2003 7,462 7,167 295 4.0% 5.1%
2004 7,512 7,212 300 4.0% 5.1%
2005 7,827 7,436 391 5.0% 5.7%
2006 7,530 7,082 448 5.9% 5.1%
2007 7,279 6,816 463 6.4% 4.9%
2008 6,951 6,473 478 6.9% 6.8%
2009 6,976 6,217 759 10.9% 10.4%
2010 7,162 6,306 856 12.0% 10.7%
2011 7,018 6,156 862 12.3% 10.1%
2012 6,912 6,131 781 11.3% 9.0%
2013 6,813 6,142 671 9.8% 8.1%
2014 6,540 6,003 537 8.2% 7.1%
2015 6,430 5,991 439 6.8% 6.1%
2016 6,700 6,299 401 6.0% 5.4%
2017 6,971 6,624 347 5.0% 4.8%
2018 7,133 6,843 290 4.1% 4.0%
2019 7,321 7,057 264 3.6% 3.5%
2020 7,215 6,831 384 5.3% 6.5%
2021 7,552 7,314 238 3.2% 3.9%
2022 7,774 7,548 226 2.9% 3.0%
2023 7,832 7,597 235 3.0% 3.2%
2024 7,502 7,258 244 3.3% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com